12 years really is a long time. That was the last and only time, until now of course, the team sporting the black and purple reached the playoffs (also as a wildcard). I used to go those games at Coors Field when I was a kid; I remember the names like Andreeessss Galarraga, the classic Larry Walker, Eric Young (the Black Cat), Vinny Castilla, Dante Bichette and Ellis Burks. These guys are the original Blake Street Bombers, but a new dream team has arrived in the Mile High city. This one doesn't consist of any of the original Blake Bombers, but no worries, these new ‘kids' have gladly taken on the role of saviors for baseball fans in Denver.
Going into this season, no real sports fan, or Rockies fan for that matter, had any real expectations for this team to play into October. Again, this is a team that is incredibly young and has a pitching staff that has been anything but consistent. But all of these deficiencies worked themselves out as the Rockies are on their way to play in their first World Series! THEY'VE WON 21 OF THEIR LAST 22 GAMES!!!!
Sports fans in Denver live and die for their hometown teams, much like Kansas City except for the fact that Denver teams are actually of some quality. Whether or not these fans are on the bandwagon is irrelevant. No body, NO ONE, wants to watch a losing team. If the KU basketball team had 12 losing years, let's see how full the stands would be inside the Fieldhouse. A radio personality on a national sports show explained the fan base in Colorado right now, "This is a great setting for baseball" when referring to the wild crowd at Coors Field. As simple as this statement is, it speaks volumes and is timely as the rest of the nation is asking the question, "Who the hell are the Rockies?"
I am tired of hearing from other national media syndicates that the Rockies don't belong in the World Series. Are you kidding me? This team came back from a huge deficit by nearly going undefeated in the last part of the season forcing a one game playoff, which they won, swept the first series handily against the Phillies, and then swept the Diamondbacks in the NLCS. If you're not completely interested in sports, just understand that this feat has never been done before, especially in terms of the experience of the team. The media does talk about this amazing feat, but they say it like it doesn't even matter because they're going to get murdered in the World Series. All I hear about too is how this LCS has been the least watched in history. Wow, way to be a downer (Colin Cowherd - ESPN Radio). This is clearly east coast bias, (Eastern Sports Propaganda Network) and is such a disservice to what these great ball players have accomplished. I was listening to Cowherd one day, and he plainly said he didn't want to listen to any more calls about the Rockies because they simply weren't relevant. Red Sox and Cleveland, apparently that's what's important.
Well Holliday, Tulow, Helton, Hawpe, Francis, Corpas and the rest of the Rockies, it's time to prove all of these doubters wrong. There IS baseball in Colorado, you CAN pitch at a Mile High, the NL CAN compete with the AL and NO ONE can stop this team. This team could be the team of destiny. People will know all about the Rockies when this is all said and done.